Taliban militants shot dead 18 members of local and public uprising forces in Balkh province.
The incident happened last night around 10 pm in Buzby area of Sholgara district.
Sher Jan Durrani, spokesman for Balkh police, told Killid that a number of public uprising forces along with public police members were injured in the incident.
Durrani added a police delegation has been dispatched to the area to further probe the incident.
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